JM Fraser's shaving cream

I bought a 450ml tub of JM Fraser's from Fendrihan's for $12.99 after having read the reviews here.

I'm very impressed with this cream, especially as a 'daily driver' type of shave cream. I use Classic Shaving unscented for my Sunday Morning shave; it is IMHO the best out there, but it's also quite expensive. Proraso Eucalyptus is my daily cream, and for my money, the best in that price bracket.

JM Fraser's lathers up very well, and makes a nice thick lather which stands up to the end of my shave. The scent is fairly mild and not unpleasant. I found that it allows the razor to glide very smoothly, and there was no razor burn, even after multiple passes.

The ultimate test for a shave cream, in my case, is my third stage, when I do a final lather and upstroke on my neck and chin. If a cream is good, then I get no irritation at all. JM Fraser's accomplished this easily.

I count this as a superb value for a daily use shave cream.

What store in Canada (westcoast) carry JM Fraser cream ? I can't find it. I know fendrihan.com have the cream, but, I'd like to avoid shipping charges.

This is a solid cream with no obvious flaws. Definitely something like Proraso that you can use everyday for great shaves.

This is probably the shaving cream I use the most often anymore. I don't have any complaints about it at all. I don't really enjoy the scent but I don't find it offensive either fortunately, I don't use it for it's scent. That's what After shaves and colognes are for. The packaging is fabulous. It holds the shaving cream. All 450ml of it. What more do you want? It lathers really good. I shave my head as well as my face, and I can usually get enough lather for several passes of both with just a little bit of cream.

This is the only cream I use now. It produce a slick lather and allows me to shave with no irritation at all. Shavingessentials.com was the only place in the US that I could find it. If they stop making this stuff I don't know what I'll do.

I first gave Fraser's a try a year ago when I had newly returned to the world of DE shaving. At the time I found that it irritated my skin a bit and I stopped using it.

What I have since discovered is that it was not the Fraser's that caused the irritation but my technique! I started using the cream again recently and can say that I have had the best shaves with this stuff...second to none in fact.

It is cushiony, slick, makes mounds of sticky, dense lather, and best of all it actually softens my heavy beard..... as it claims to do.

The scent is just ok for me...not my favorite...it smells a bit like an English household disinfectant called Dettol, but it is pleasant enough and has actually been growing on me. Also, I understand that the Fraser folk will be offering differently scented versions of the cream using Booster products...Polar Ice, Oriental Spice etc....I cannot wait!

Great stuff indeed...up there in the top tier of creams...and inexpensive to boot!

Jim

I have only good things to say about Frasers. Even the lemony smell isn't bad. I actually kinda like it. Reminds me of a lemon pie.

The main attraction is the amount of moisture and protection that this great cream leaves. Lathers well and shaves on par with other creams.

I got mine from Shavingessentials as well. I really can't do much more than echo all the comments above. This lathers sweetly and the restrained scent is perfect. It is every bit as good as, if not better than, the T&H and C&E creams I have tried - I get a fantastic shave every time and it takes no effort or skill all. It's almost impossible to get it wrong.

The packaging is the only area where I can find fault. The tub could easily be made a lot more attractive. More significantly, the ink on the label smudged and ran when it got wet, which was not particularly nice.

But, there is no way I'm ending on a negative. This stuff is brilliant. If you don't have any, I highly recommend that you get some.

Cheers

Jeremy


(Interesting that 'packaging' doesn't appear on the list even though it's one of the boxes to tick. I gave it a 5)

This is one of my few 100 scoring products. This does not rival Tabac in value, but it is it's brother in cream. This is a very unique product that is so cheap, how dare you nottry it!

It says on the side, "Softens tough beards". This is no BS advertising. I have quite a stiff beard, very tough with sensitive skin to boot. This stuff does a very good job of softening by stiff stubble, and is slick like nothing else. What I find most interesting about this product is the consistency of the lather. As someone else pointed out, you want a thick, sticky, pasty lather. That's pretty much what I go for anyway, so this was right up my alley. Doesn't really need much water, but will soak up alot and still not compromise the shave.

The scent, IMO, is excellent on it's own although I find myself using a lot of lime essential oil mixed in . Sometimes lavender, sometimes tea tree. The stuff smells great on it's own, however, a refreshing citrus that I think is more lime than lemon.

Shaves are effortless. This one softens, lubricates and shaves with the best of them. I love the lather that I get from this stuff, it's "tough" .

The packaging is very old school, nostalgic and timeless. Hope it never changes. 450ml is a LOT of cream, and I find that you may need to use more to get the desired results but the results are worth it and it doesn't stop it from being one of the best values in shaving. It can be had for under $13 most places, so Americans really don't have an excuse .

Buy.

I got this stuff as a sample and you know what? I immediately bought it! Wow. You get a TON of this cream for really very little money, and it works every bit as well as creams that net out to ten times the price. The scent has been slammed here, but I find the citrus very pleasant, not strong at all, and quite limey. Smells wonderful. The key is to not use too much water. It seems to work best when you don't go for big mounds of lather - a very dense foam is what you're after, and when you get that it works beautifully. I dinged it a bit on moisturizing because for me it leaves my face a bit tight.,. I needed a bit of Ems magical citrus aftershave balm. But no drag, nicks, razor burn or anything - one of the best shaves I've had.

Buy it. There is little reason to get anything else!

OK, so it's not much to look at and I wish the scent was just a wee bit stronger but this is a fantastic shave cream. I like it almost as much as my favorite cream Trumpers Coconut and maybe even more considering how amazingly cheap it is. Shaving Essentials carries the 400mL tub at only $12.42 so it is a sweet deal. Lastly, it lathers great, moisturizes well and is pretty slick and "cushiony" for a BBS shave every time.

This will definitely stay as my daily go-to cream!

You can't beat the price, quanity, and quality. The scent is a nice light lime fragrance which I enjoy. You do need to use a bit more cream than others but you do have a giant tub here.
The best value out there when it comes to shaving creams.

J.M. Fraser's shaving cream is the best bang for the buck out there. It's the closest budget cream I've found in look and feel to the top shelf English stuff, so I wouldn't compare it to the likes of KMF other than price and quality of the end result. It lathers and cushions well and is very slick. I have gravitated towards products with less in you face scents, so I actually like the subdued citrus scent. All in all a world class product.

Theres really nothing more I can say that hasn't been already stated this stuff is excellent. The scent is awesome my gf even enjoyed it. For under 10$ CDN EVERYONE NEEDS A JAR. The only knock on it is the boring packaging since seeing this jar on store shelves does not do this product any justice, there should be firework displays, cheerleaders and a vast array of brushes dancing around as you purchase this. My 2 cents...

I absolutely love this stuff! Everything about it is great. I'm a little biased as I grew up with it (its the only cream my Dad uses to shave with) so I love the smell as it reminds me of him.

Sure the packaging is retro (they haven't changed it in at least twenty years) but who cares??

Anyone who comes to T.O. should pick themselves up a tub!

This stuff is the best bang for the buck I have ever experienced in shaving cream. The shipping costs were as much or more than the cream. It has great qualities all across the board. If you are looking for 'another' shave cream to try this is close to a can't miss deal!

Well as I said, It's a great cream. Love the package (North american style) and It's a thick cream. Latherability is amazing and the tub ( 450 GR ) will last years I think

I picked this stuff up based on what I'd read in other threads, and man, am I glad I did.

Lathers up a treat, protects the skin, and has a nice aroma which doesn't last much past the shave for me, so I can use any after-shave/cologne I want to. Not super moisturizing like Florena, but doesn't dry the face as much as Proraso does for me.

And yes, the price can't be beat.

Fraser's has become my go to cream when I'm going for the ultra BBS. It is just amazingly slick. Probably the best value on the planet.

This stuff is really awesome. It lathers up into a consistancy that rivals any of the English creams and there's a butt load of it in the tub. Fantastic product. I agree with others comments that it's not quite the same in terms of the scent department, but the light citrus-lemon aroma is nice.

This stuff will explode in lather in short order. A great addition to any rotation and its lubricity is excellent.